soberness

Example Sentences

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Against the soberness of the black jacket, the slash of white, covered in traditional Ukrainian embroidery, was impossible to miss.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2022

We urge South Dakota’s political leaders to resist their hardwired intransigence and commit to shepherding us through these trials with forethought, soberness and flexibility.

From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2020

He vowed to lead an austere government, banning excesses, cutting ties with the country’s old political establishment and its dishonest mores, and setting a personal example of almost religious soberness.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2018

The play begins shortly after Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, as Charles — impersonated by Tim Pigott-Smith with great soberness and sympathy — is already agonizing over the crown that is finally his.

From Time • Oct. 3, 2014

Nicholas, husband and father, homeowner in England, spoke with a soberness so forbidding that it was almost comical.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie